Ironing-board



Patented June 7; 1921.

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hereinai star ' RAY BURDETTE PALMER,

0F NORWICH, NEW YORK.

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Application filed March 29 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAY B. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Norwich, in the county of Chenango and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing- Boards, of which the following is a specification.

M y invention relates to improvements in folding ironing boards. The main object of my invention, is 'to provide an ironing board with a novel supporting frame, which can be collapsed when not in use, and compactly folded against the board. Another object is to provide an ironing board having a novel, readily operated means for raising and lowering the board.

A further object is to provide an ironing board with a sleeve board, which can be folded back to hold the supporting standards against the ironing board, forming a neat and compact structure. A stillifurther object is to provide a supporting frame insuring a rigid support for the ironing board, while in. use.

lVith these and other objects in View, my present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be ter more fully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views Figure 1 shows a side elevational view with parts broken away of an ironing board embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 shows a bottom view of the board, with the supporting frame folded and held in position by means of the sleeve board.

In my present invention, I provide a light, neat and simply constructed positively operating ironing board including the board A, to the under face of which is secured a pivot bar 2, which is rectangular in crosssection. This bar 2, has the bearing portions 3, 3 held by means of the bearing strap 1, 1 so that this bar is pivotally secured to the board.

Secured to the rock bar 2, are the upper ends of the supporting frame comprising two similar members 4 and 5, which are con- Specification of Letters Patent.

, 1917. Serial No. 158,401.

Patented June 7, 1921.

nect ed crosswise by means of the bolt 7, and having the upper ends secured to the rock bar 2 by means of the screws 6, 6, as shown in Fig. 2.

These crosswise secured members have a eat a, formed in the under crotch and arranged to be held within this seat is a supporting bar 10. This bar has its upper end plvptally secured to the ironing board, while the pin 13 is employed for pivotally holding the bar 10 within the seat a." As shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, the pin 13 passes through the supporting member 5, so that the bar 10 is pivotally but securely held to the supporting member 5. I

If desired the bar 10 may be provided with a seat crosswise arranged to received an I bolt 8, through which the pin 13 passes, as shown in Fig. l.

Secured to one end of the ironing board A, is abatten 17 in which is held the end of the gulde stem 16, while the other end 18 extends upward at a right angle, and is held within the nut 15, as shown in Fig. 1. Pivotally held upon the stem portion 18, is a disk 20, which has its edge in contact with the batten 17, as shown in Fig. 1, and is provided with an arcuate slot 19, clearly shown in Fig. 2. Secured to the upper end of the supportmg bar 10, is an I bolt 21, which is in engagement with the guide stem 16 but which has its upper end in the slot 19, as show in Fig. 1. Now in turning the disk'20, the I bolt 21, is shoved away from or toward the batte 17, that is, longitudinally of the ironing board for the reason that the I-bolt is forced to follow the arcuate slot, the parts of which are fixed pivot or stem portion 18 which projects down through the board." This move ment of the I-bolt will be communicated to its adjacent or upper end of the supporting bar 10 which in an obvious manner will effeet a raising or lowering of the ironing board.

In order to prevent the bar 10 from being detached from the standard, I em-' ploy a pliable member 25, which has one end connected to the standard, while the other end is secured to the supporting bar 10, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In referring to Fig. 1, it will be noticed that the supporting frame and the supporting bar are also secured crosswise. The bar 10 and the standard are pivotally connected at varying distances from the bars secured crosswise,

by means of the pin 13, while the standard is pivotally secured to the board by means of the rock bar 2, the bar 10 being pivotally connected to the ironing board by means of its adjusting mechanism.

It will be readily understood that in forcing the upper end of the bar 10 away from or toward the rock bar 2, the upper ends of the members 10, and 4t and 5 will be forced toward or away from one another resulting in the ironing board A being raised or lowered according to the adjustment.

While not in use, the pin 13 is disconnected, permitting the supporting members i and 5 to fold against the board A. The bar 10 is then heldbelow the member 5 as shown in Fig. 2. In order to hold the members at and 5 to the board, I employ a sleeve board 13, which is held to the under face of the board by means of the bolt 40. This slcwe board B, is held upon the flat face of the rectangular pivot bar 2, as shown in Fig. 2 and holds the supporting standard flat against the ironing board A.

An ironing board constructed according to my invention is simple and inexpensive and can be adjusted into working position or folded with ease, accuracy and despatch.

Having thus described my said invention what i claim as new and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent isl. The combination with an ironing board, of a supporting frame comprising two memsaid members having a seat formed in the under crotch, means for pivotally connecting said crosswise secured members at their upper ends to said ironing board, a supporting bar arranged to rest in said seat, a pin for pivotally securing said bar to said frame, a disk pivotally secured to the under face of said ironing board having an arcuate slot, a guide stemheld below said plate, and a member slid-ably held on said guide stem, and guided within said slot and secured to said bar whereby on turning said plate said member is carried backward or forward to raise or lower said ironing board, as and in the manner set forth.

2. The combination with an ironing board, of a supporting frame comprising two members secured crosswise, said members having a seat formed in the under crotch, means for pivotally connecting said crosswise secured members at their upper ends to said ironing board, a supporting bar arranged to rest within said seat, a pin for pivotally holding saidbar within said seat, a batten secured to the under face of said ironing board, a disk pivotally secured to said ironing board having its edge in engagement with said batten, a guide stem held. below said disk, said disk having an. arcuate slot, 7

and a bolt slidably held on said guide stem having a portion sliding in said arcuate slot and secured to said supporting bar, as and in the manner set forth. 7

3. An ironing table comprising an ironing board, two crossed legs having their upper ends hingedly connected to the board, a third leg engaging said crossed legs between the lower crotch thereof, an eye bolt extending upwardly from the upper end of the third leg, a guide stem underneath the boardand extending longitudinally thereof and through the eye of said bolt and an arcuately-slotted member pivotally secured to the board and having thenppcr end of said eye-bolt eXt-endin g into said slot whereby the turning of said slotted-member forces said eye-bolt and the upper end of said third leg lengthwise of the board and raises or lowers the board. V

, 4; An ironing table comprising an ironing board, two crossed legs having their upper ends hingedly connected to the board, a third leg engaging said crossed legs between the lower crotch thereof, an ,apertured member extendingnpwardly from the upper end of the third leg, a guide'stem underneath the board and extending longitudinally thereof and through the eye of said apertured member and a movable member between the board and stem and engaging said apertured member whereby said apertured member may be adjusted longitudinally of the board and the board thereby raised. or lowered.

5. In an ironing table, the combination of an ironingboard, a cross piece hingedly attached to'the lower side of said board intermediate fits ends, a pair of flat legs connected at their upper ends to said cross piece and crossing and attached flatwise to each other intermediate their ends, the end edge of one leg being attached to the bottom edge of he hinged cross piece and the flat side of the other leg near its upper end resting fiat upon one side of said cross piece whereby one leg and the cross piece occupy one plane and the other leg occupies a parallel plane, and a third leg attached at its upper end to one end of the ironing board and detachably connected intermediate its ends to said crossed legs, said crossed pair of legs when detached from the third leg being adapted to be folded flat upon the bottom of the ironing board and said third leg being also fol-:lable toward the board.

In testimony whereof I aflir; my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

RAY BURDETTE PALMER.

Witnesses Mrs. C. PALMER, CURTIS PALMER. 

